Stopping smoking is a difficult and challenging task. It’s important to know what to expect when it comes to symptoms that appear when smokers attempt to quit smoking. These symptoms barely last a week to ten days, but those can be the longest seven to ten days of your life.

It’s even more important to make an action plan to quit and follow it strictly. Acknowledging your success at every step will give you the mental boost needed to complete the plan and quit smoking for good. It’s also important to personalize your plan, keeping in mind your specific needs and requirements.

Here are some tips to include in your stop smoking action plan.

• Set a date and stick to it. Choose a date when you are not likely to be much occupied and are likely to be relatively stress free.
• Find a quitting partner. You can support each other in facing the problems of quitting smoking.
• Take your doctor’s advice in case you have any health related concerns with quitting smoking.
• Tell your family and friends and ask for their support. This support will be very useful when you are experiencing withdrawal symptoms and are angry or irritable because of it.
• Consider exercise. Quitting smoking will increase the levels of oxygen in your body and you are likely to feel fitter. Exercising will help you channel this excess energy and keep you from getting restless.
• Take up another habit.  Some people find munching small sticks of carrots or chewing gum can be an effective substitute for the physical  habit of smoking.
• Keep yourself busy. This will not only help tire you out so you can sleep, but will also keep your mind occupied and keep it from thinking about smoking.

If you want some other help to stop smoking, Smoke Deter can give you a helping hand.